
Final Exit (Third Edition)
The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying
Derek Humphry(Author)
Bantam Books (Publisher)
Published on 26. November 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-385-33653-6 (ISBN)
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A revised and updated edition of the landmark work on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, with critically important information for patients, loved ones, and medical personnel
“This book deserves extensive publicity and consideration for what it means to respect people’s choices about dying.’’—American Journal of Law and Medicine
All I ask of persons to whom any form of euthanasia is morally repugnant is tolerance and understanding of the feelings of others who want the right to choose what happens to their bodies in a free society. To every person their own way of death.—from the Introduction
The original publication of Final Exit stunned the nation by offering people with terminal illnesses a choice on how—and when—to end their suffering. It helped thousands by giving clear instructions to doctors, nurses, and families on how to handle a patient’s request for euthanasia. It has become the essential source to helped loved ones and supportive doctors remain within existing laws and keep a person’s dying intimate, private, and dignified.
In the wake of court cases and mandates, this revised and updated edition provides information about the legality of euthanasia and assisted suicide, and a thoughtful examination of the personal issues involved. With deep compassion and sensitivity, it spells out why a living will may not be sufficient to have a person’s wishes carried out—and what document is a better alternative. It updates where to get proper drugs and exactly how to carry out the quickest, most peaceful way to make a final exit. Finally, it talks gently to a person considering self-deliverance about alternatives, planning, and the means to make every death a “good death” at our time of greatest need.
“This book deserves extensive publicity and consideration for what it means to respect people’s choices about dying.’’—American Journal of Law and Medicine
All I ask of persons to whom any form of euthanasia is morally repugnant is tolerance and understanding of the feelings of others who want the right to choose what happens to their bodies in a free society. To every person their own way of death.—from the Introduction
The original publication of Final Exit stunned the nation by offering people with terminal illnesses a choice on how—and when—to end their suffering. It helped thousands by giving clear instructions to doctors, nurses, and families on how to handle a patient’s request for euthanasia. It has become the essential source to helped loved ones and supportive doctors remain within existing laws and keep a person’s dying intimate, private, and dignified.
In the wake of court cases and mandates, this revised and updated edition provides information about the legality of euthanasia and assisted suicide, and a thoughtful examination of the personal issues involved. With deep compassion and sensitivity, it spells out why a living will may not be sufficient to have a person’s wishes carried out—and what document is a better alternative. It updates where to get proper drugs and exactly how to carry out the quickest, most peaceful way to make a final exit. Finally, it talks gently to a person considering self-deliverance about alternatives, planning, and the means to make every death a “good death” at our time of greatest need.
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 205 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
195 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-385-33653-6 (9780385336536)
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Final Exit (Second Edition)
The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying
Book
03/1997
2nd Edition
Dell Publishing Company
€32.84
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Person
Derek Humphry, president of the Euthanasia Research & Guidance Organization (ERGO!) and founder and executive director (1980–1992) of the National Hemlock Society, was a newspaper reporter for 35 years, working for many British journals. During his 14 years with the London Sunday Times, he began to write books on racial problems, law enforcement, and civil liberties. In 1978 he moved to the United States to work for the Los Angeles Times. The international acceptance of the story of his first wife’s death, Jean’s Way, now considered a classic account of rational assisted suicide, launched his campaign for the right to lawful physician aid in dying. In 1980 in Los Angeles he and friends formed the Hemlock Society, the first such group in North America. From 1988 to 1990, Derek Humphry was president of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies. He lives near Eugene, Oregon.